I recently revised and update my plan for communicating information about my finances and online life to my three sons. I did this to make it easier on them when I die and to make it easier on me if, before I die, I become ill to the point that I cannot handle my own affairs.

Last week I visited a local Walgreens pharmacy but not to pick up a prescription. No – I went expecting to receive three separate vaccinations but I left having received two. Now I need two more. So what is going on here? A baby boomer receiving four vaccinations?

We are in Houston this weekend visiting Susan’s Mom and sister. We are staying with Susan’s Mom. She lives in a beautiful senior independent living facility. It is quite interesting and a wake-up call to be around so many folks who are 15-25 years older than I. Susan and I discussed this at breakfast and I thought I would write about it.

I’m a very fortunate 64 year old, particularly in the health department. I need to keep reminding myself of that. Moreover, I need to express gratitude to friends, family and the world at large for making it so. Do you ever feel this way? Let’s talk about it for a minute.

We have all heard that the future cost of health care is a huge retirement wild card. I consistently read retirement health care cost estimates in the low to mid six figures. At 65, we are eligible for Medicare but it doesn’t cover everything. Also, are these general cost estimates applicable to all of us? Not necessarily. In some cases, luck is involved. In other cases, your current health status can be a predictor of future costs. A free tool from the AARP tries to take all of that into account to give you a number that you can work with, a number that will scare you, or both!

Do you ever think that getting older is a disease that can be cured? Are you in search of the latest age-defying miracle? I don’t think I’m one of those folks looking for the fountain of youth. On the other hand, I was harshly reminded last week that I am aging.

As a baby boomer, how often have you wondered what the very best exercise is for you to do on a regular basis? The question is important because most of us don’t want to exercise – just for the sake of exercise – any more than reasonably necessary. This means selecting exercises that are effective and time efficient. So what is the best baby boomer exercise?

If you are a baby boomer like me, you are realistically in the last third of your life. The good news is that you are still young enough to make changes. Why make changes? To increase the probability that your final years will be good ones. I’m talking about some of the basics of a happy life: staying mobile and avoiding dementia. Lots of folks worry about running out of money when they hit that last decade. I’m more concerned about staying functional. What good is money if all of it is being spent on nursing home care?

Prior to the last year or two, I had no knowledge of the health benefits of vitamin D or the negative consequences of not getting enough of it. More important, I never paid attention to my own vitamin D levels. That all changed yesterday when my new primary care physician emailed me about my lab results.

I found a new primary care physician this week after an extended period of procrastination. I scheduled a visit for my first wellness exam in four years. As far as I know now (pending completion of lab work), I am healthy. Nevertheless, at age 63, I thought it was important to find someone new to be a resource for my overall healthcare as I move deeper into my last third of life. There were several reasons why I made this change now.